Pollutants from wildfires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometers from impact zone

An international study that was published in the journal Nature Communications showed that wildfire smoke can have an impact on vegetation hundreds of kilometers from the actual incident.

Pollutants from wildfires affect crop and vegetation growth hundreds of kilometers from impact zone

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Report: More Than 88,000 Buildings In San Diego Face Highest Risk Of Wildfire

A new analysis by the Los Angeles Times which determined that there are more than 1.1 million buildings in the state in areas at the highest risk for wildfire revealed that more than 88,000 of those buildings are in San Diego County.

Report: More Than 88,000 Buildings In San Diego Face Highest Risk Of Wildfire

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Washington, California, and British Columbia Join Forces on Forest Health and Climate Change

California's Natural Resources Secretary, Washington State's Commissioner of Public Lands and British Columbia's Minister of Forests have pledged to share information and work jointly to improve forest resilience and better deal with wildfires.

Washington, California, and British Columbia Join Forces on Forest Health and Climate Change

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A million California buildings face wildfire risk. ‘Extraordinary steps’ are needed to protect them

A Los Angeles Times analysis found that more than 1.1 million structures, or roughly 1 in 10 buildings in California, lie within the highest-risk wildfire zones, based on CAL FIRE maps.

A million California buildings face wildfire risk. ‘Extraordinary steps’ are needed to protect them

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CAL FIRE Director Ken Pimlott Set to Retire

CAL FIRE sent along a press release about the retirement of their Director, Ken Pimlott, and some background material on his interim replacement, Thom Porter.

CAL FIRE Director Ken Pimlott Set to Retire

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Innovative Partnership Aims to Restore Sierra Nevada Forest Health

The French Meadows Forest Restoration Project is a public-private partnership which combines the expertise of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, the U.S. Forest Service, the Nature Conservancy and other agencies and groups to focus on reducing wildfire risk in the Lake Tahoe watershed.

Innovative Partnership Aims to Restore Sierra Nevada Forest Health

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Should fires in national parks be allowed to burn?

The author of "Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame" argued that accepting wildfires as a natural part of the cycle in a warming world is rapidly becoming a necessity.

Should fires in national parks be allowed to burn?

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Retiring Cal Fire Director: California Must Mull Home Ban In Fire-Prone Areas

As CAL FIRE Director Ken Pimlott prepares to leave his job Friday after 30 years with the agency, he said that government and citizens must act differently to protect lives and property from fires that now routinely threaten large populations.

Retiring Cal Fire Director: California Must Mull Home Ban In Fire-Prone Areas

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Hurricanes, Floods and Wildfires: 2018’s Extreme Weather in Pictures

Newsweek provided a photo spread from around the globe showing the destruction done by natural disasters, including wildfires, in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Hurricanes, Floods and Wildfires: 2018’s Extreme Weather in Pictures

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Smokey Bear's world is on fire. But the old mascot won't die.

As the Smokey the Bear campaign - run by the U.S. Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, and the non-profit advertiser the Ad Council - approaches its 75th birthday, things have changed a bit on the wildfire front.

Smokey Bear's world is on fire. But the old mascot won't die.

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Camarillo-based GeoLinks joins universities on wildfire project

ALERTWildfire, a consortium of the University of Nevada Reno, UC San Diego and the University of Oregon has officially partnered with Camarillo-based telecom GeoLinks to deploy wildfire detection, prevention and situational awareness systems across California.

Camarillo-based GeoLinks joins universities on wildfire project

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Deadly CA Wildfire Probe Eyes Utility Tower

CAL FIRE investigators removed a cross arm from the PG&E transmission tower that malfunctioned minutes before the Camp Fire ignited, raising questions about whether the tower’s age may have caused the failure and possibly sparked the state’s deadliest and most destructive fire.

Deadly CA Wildfire Probe Eyes Utility Tower

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L.A. County to Re-Evaluate Firefighting Needs

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to begin a yearlong, $4.5 million public outreach project to assess the needs of the fire department and ensure residents understand the financial challenges posed by increasingly severe wildfires.

L.A. County to Re-Evaluate Firefighting Needs

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Looking at forest fires from a forestry point of view

A look at forest fires proposed several ways of mitigating the damage done, including Timber Stand Improvement, which offers the prospect of not only protecting valuable woodlands, but of reducing the loss of life and destruction of property which worsening wildfires are causing in the West.

Looking at forest fires from a forestry point of view

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This New NASA Mission Will Create an Unprecedented, 3D Map of Earth's Forests

The first-of-its-kind Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument will use a laser altimeter to help produce better structure maps of forests worldwide which can then be used in wildfire modeling.

This New NASA Mission Will Create an Unprecedented, 3D Map of Earth's Forests

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